'''Omnibenevolence''' is sometimes defined as "The quality of always choosing the most [[morally good]] option out of several different ones."<!-- copied from somewhere? --> Literally, '''omnibenevolent''' means "all-good." The term is usually applied to [[God]].

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'''Omnibenevolence''', literally meaning "all-goodness", is an attribute often applied to [[God]].

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It is sometimes defined as "The quality of always choosing the most [[morally good]] option out of several different ones."<!-- copied from somewhere? -->

==Problems with omnibenevolence==

==Problems with omnibenevolence==

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If God is defined as being not only omnibenevolent but also [[omniscient]] (all-knowing) and [[omnipotent]] (all-powerful), then this is the foundation for the [[problem of evil]].

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If God is defined as being not only omnibenevolent but also [[omniscient]] (all-knowing) and [[omnipotent]] (all-powerful), then this is one of the foundations for the [[problem of evil]].

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Furthermore, defining God as omnibenevolent contradicts the numerous [[Old Testament]] verses in which he orders [[genocide]] and [[murder]], as well as {{bible|Isaiah 45:7}} in which God says, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and '''create evil''': I the LORD do all these." (emphasis added).

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Out of the numbered deaths in the Bible, YHWH kills 2,391,421 people. Satan only killed the 10 of Jobs family.

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Furthermore, defining God as omnibenelovent contradicts the numerous [[Old Testament]] verses in which he orders [[genocide]] and [[murder]], as well as {{bible|Isaiah 45:7}} in which God says, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and '''create evil''': I the LORD do all these." (emphasis added).

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* [http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-many-has-god-killed.html How many has God killed?]

Revision as of 12:03, 12 June 2010

Omnibenevolence, literally meaning "all-goodness", is an attribute often applied to God.

It is sometimes defined as "The quality of always choosing the most morally good option out of several different ones."

Problems with omnibenevolence

If God is defined as being not only omnibenevolent but also omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipotent (all-powerful), then this is one of the foundations for the problem of evil.

Furthermore, defining God as omnibenevolent contradicts the numerous Old Testament verses in which he orders genocide and murder, as well as Isaiah 45:7 in which God says, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these." (emphasis added).

Out of the numbered deaths in the Bible, YHWH kills 2,391,421 people. Satan only killed the 10 of Jobs family.